Sverri

Sverri Ravnsson (died 880) was an Iceland-based Danish slaver during the 9th century.

Biography
Sverri Ravnsson was born in Iceland to a Danish pagan family, and he became known as a cruel slave trader whose ship was built to survive any sea, expanding his area of operations. In 878, King Guthred sold Uhtred of Bebbanburg and Halig to him as slaves, and they were forced to serve as oarsmen aboard a Danish trading ship as it headed to the Norse colony of Husavik on Iceland. Sverri had Halig tied to the front of his ship and drowned after a failed escape attempt from the colony, and Sverri later returned to England from Iceland to sell Uhtred to Sven Kjartansson. However, Ragnar Ragnarsson and Steapa ambushed the slavers and killed Sverri, freeing Uhtred and his friend Finan the Agile.